I read a few online comments immediately before kickoff last night that Dak, once again, had the "deer in the headlights" look - the one that usually doesn't appear until a playoff game. He has ALWAYS needed a sports psychologist more than any kind of further practice or physical training...he might be too proud to get the help he really needs.
It was a gutless move to punt on that first series...but that's not Dak's fault. The coaching staff doesn't trust this team to get a half-yard with power football...and that is a big problem.
Keeping just two QBs on the roster was a risky move. That decision in no way benefitted the team last evening. What did we see of the bottom end of the WR room?
I'd have had absolutely no issue sticking Milton in there on a one-or-less yard situation and going for it.
The entire underlying approach to the game had some irrational fear of the Giants baked into it...from the FIRST series. And it set the tone for the remainder of the evening.
